The Ultimate Pumpkin Pie Recipe!!!!

If you like Pumpkin Pie! You will love this recipe! It's the most decadent of them all. Check out all my recipes in this months issue of Yum Magazine!

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

The Ultimate Pumpkin Pie
Prep Time:
15 MinCook Time:
55 MinReady In:
1 Hr 10 Min


Ingredients
1 (15 ounce) 1 1/4 Cup of Canned Yams, Can pumpkin 1 (14 ounce) Can EAGLE BRAND® Sweetened Condensed Milk 2 large eggs 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon of Vanilla Extract 1 Teaspoon of Good Bourbon 1 (9 inch) unbaked pie crust


Directions
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Whisk pumpkin, sweetened condensed milk, eggs, spices and salt in medium bowl until smooth. Pour into crust. Bake 15 minutes.
Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F and continue baking 35 to 40 minutes or until knife inserted 1 inch from crust comes out clean. Cool. Garnish as desired. Store leftovers covered in refrigerator.

Serve with Vanilla Ice Creme and Powdered Sugar!!!

The Ultimate 4th of July BBQ Menu

Here you go! The best fourth of July BBQ Menu Ever!!! Have a safe and wonderful Holiday!


Wild Greens with Grilled White Southern Peaches, Candied Pecans, Chevre (Goat Cheese & Champagne Vinaigrette
Roasted Fingerling Potato Salad with Apple Wood Smoked Bacon & Horseradish Creme
Picnic Dr. Pepper Ribs with Chili Flakes & Honey Drizzle
Grilled Sweet Corn with a Chili & Lime Butter

Dessert

Home Made Apple Pie & Hand Churrned Vanilla Ice Cream
Fresh Sliced Summer Watermelon

Beverages

Strawberry Margarita

Now that's a summer feast!!!!!

The Best Rib Recipe Ever

The Summer is here! This weekend is the Memorial Day Holiday! Thank god! Run out of your office and head to the nearest beach, pool or lake. And fire up that BBQ Grill! The time has finally come for outdoor cooking and entertaining!!! I will start the season off with the easiest and best rib recipe ever!

Picnic Dr. Pepper Rib Recipe

3 Racks of Pork Spare Ribs or Beef Ribs
1 Cup of Worcester Sauce
1/2 Cup of Lawrys Season Salt
1 Tbsp of Black Pepper
3 Cups of BBQ Sauce (I like Bulls Eye or Kraft Original)
2 Cups of Dr.Pepper (Not Diet!!!!0


Rub ribs with dry seasoning. Place ribs on a super hot grill and cook on both sides for (10-15) minutes. Combine Worcester, BBQ Sauce & Dr.Pepper in a bowl. Brush sauce on ribs and cook for 5 miniutes on each side. Remove ribs and place in oven at 350 degrees for 25-35 minutes. Continue basting ribs. Cut & serve when done!
Garnish with Chili Flakes & Drizzle Honey on top!

I like mine a little crispy on the outside. Have a wonderful and safe Holiday!!!

39 Cup Cakes

Forget the birthday cake! Cup Cakes are here to stay! Who wants to spend time slicing up a messy cake? When you can hand someone a perfect individual one. Behind my back my wonderful friend Mike,purchased cupcakes to celebrate my big 39!
What a wonderful treat it was. Not to mention a great surprise! I was like a little kid on his fourth birthday, giddy with joy. Beleive it or not, I have never received a cup cake birthday cake. It was my definitely my first..but not my last.

I am often asked to provide sweets for events. I always suggest going with the cup cake tower. It's always so festive and can be displayed in numerous ways. I am not one to brag, but I think I have found the perfect cup cake artists. Her name is Diana and she not only makes cup cakes. But has invented the Lollie Bake! A cup cake on a stick! Oh what a great world we live in!!!

Happy Birthday To Me!!!!

Helping Hand!!!!

Sorry for the late post. I had a friend in need. Today was a day where I had a friend, who is in a lot of trouble. And all I could do was help and lend my support. What was probably the worst day for him. Was made a little bit better because of a little help from a friend.

Don't forget to help your friends, when they are really in need!!!

What Happened To The Oscars!!!

I am a huge Oscar fan! I love the entire week leading up to this big day. For some reason this years show and award week SUCKED! No parties, no gifting suites and very little fan faire. Is it because the economy is so bad, that no one really cares? Or the fact that everyone is skimming buy and seeing celebrities in all their gowns & jewels. Just shameful? For what ever reason, nobody really embraced this tradition with any excitement. Have the Oscars become a thing of the past?

In ten years will celebrity be a thing of the past...??? I wonder. Three years ago you couldn't even carry all the free swag you got. Or count how many parties you were invited to. This year, no gifts, no parties & no fun!

Thank god it's OVER! Time to get back to reality. They made a great effort though!!!

Home Again!!!!

On my way back to the hood! Maplewood & South Orange that is... Eventhough I have lived in Los Angeles for more than 15 years. I still love going back home to Jersey! Sure I could have had a big glamorous party in LA. But I really wanted to see all my old friends from Junior High & High School.

For some reason I come from a very tight group of friends whom I grew up with, since nursery school. Unlike other people I know, I was never the new kid. I was in the same school system from Kindegarten to my Senior year. What a lucky guy I am.

I also think having that kind of stability & foundation in your life. Makes you realize how important everyone is to you. Especially as you get older. Living in LA makes things seem a little unrealistic sometimes. So everynow and then I need that slap in the face from my friends from home. They let me know who I am and where I come from. And that they will always be my friends. No matter what.

Thanks guys!!! Love you!!!